It’s unclear what exactly the New England Patriots had planned at wide receiver this season and where it went so wrong.
The Patriots intended to go into training camp with Julian Edelman, Mohamed Sanu, N’Keal Harry, Damiere Byrd, Jakobi Meyers, Marqise Lee and Gunner Olszewski, among others, to fight for five or six spots on the roster. Lee opted out, and the Patriots released Sanu at roster cuts, leaving them with Edelman, Harry, Byrd, Meyers, Olszewski and a handful of practice squad players to start the season.
Edelman got hurt and Harry has struggled to live up to his first-round pedigree, while Byrd and Meyers have overachieved.